Ringlet curler



Feb. 8,, 1938. N. SOLOMON 2,107,343

RINGLET CURLER Filed Jan. 10, 1956 LNVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Feb. s, 1938 2,107,348

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RINGLET CURLER Nathan L. Solomon, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application January 10, 1936, Serial No. 58,568

16 Claims. (01. 132-40) The present invention is concerned with a of construction, combination of elements and arnovel hair curler conveniently controlled for rangement of parts exemplified in the structural processing hair to form ringlet curls. The invenembodiments hereinafter set forth in detail and tion has as one object the provision of an imthe scope thereof will be more particularly pointed proved ringlet curler having normally contacting out in the appended claims. 5 juxtapositioned arms each rotatably supporting For a clearer understanding of the invention an inwardly curved hair gripping member. The and how the features, advantages and objects invention has as another object the provision of thereof are accomplished and carried into effect,

a ringlet curler characterized by a pair of norattention is directed to the several embodiments mally closed but separable rotatable members illustrated in the accompanying drawing in 10 having cooperative means for initially gripping which:

and clamping aportion of the hair to be processed Fig. 1 is a side view of the ringlet curler acpreparatory to manual rotation of the pair of' cording to my invention. members for winding the hair about the gripped Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of and clamped portion upon rotation of both of Fig. 1. 15 the members. The invention contemplates as a Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of further object the provision of a readily manipu- Fig. 2. latable ringlet curler embodying a pair of in- Fig. 4 is a slightly modified form, illustrating a wardly curved members defining a gap progrespair of inwardly curved and juxtapositioned hair sively increasing in width outwardly from corregripping members rotatably sustained by a pair 20 spending central portions of the members towards of resilient arms of a hair pin loop spring.

the peripheral edges thereof, wherein the hair is Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the form acwound upon rotation of the members and wherecording to Fig. 4 and by successive convolutions of progressively in- Fig. 6 is an elevational View of a hair ringlet creasing thicknesses of the ringlet curl in its curl formed by the curlers according to Figs. 1-5. 25

formation are accommodated between the mem- According to the invention, the ringlet curler bers during rotation of the latter. The invencomprises a pair of companion and similar but tion further comprehends the provision of an opposing jaws or members I!) and II. Each of improved ringlet curler of the type comprising a these jaws are inwardly curved, that is, towards pair of inwardly curved and perforated members its companion jaw such that its inner surface is 30 between which a portion of the hair to be treated substantially convex and its outer surface is subis initially gripped and subsequently Wound upon stantially concaved. itself and which define an annular but flared ven- Specifically, however, each of the curved jaws tilated gap or channel to facilitate drying of Hi and H has its central portion provided with a the hair compressed therein. The invention has plu a ty O a l y a an ed rid es and ndenta- 35 as another object to provide a ringlet curler emtions comprisi alternately arranged gTOOVeS bodying a spring controlled support or handle and rib 3 a M pe y e by forming having pivotally interconnected arms or coman irregula Contour, the arrangement being S ponents each carrying a rotatable member, the that in the assembled relation of the ringlet 4o rotatable members having their origins normally ur er. t undulating r l p r i ns f the retained in contact upon the release of manual Jew a in ct When t l ws are closed but pressure from the components when no hair is at a t me W en o air is interposed therebeinterposed between the members. The invention, wee as a further object, has to do with a support The rotatable jaws, if desired, may each include formed from aspring having juxtapositioned and a plurality of t sve sely disposed and spaced 45 normally closed though separable arms or eX- indentations arranged a ng the circumfertensions each rotatably carrying inwardly curved e l edge thereby p v d ng means to readily members for gripping the hair and subsequently manipulate the jaws by finger pressure and each upon rotation of the members relative to the of the jaws comprises a circular band of perfospring support, winding the hair about the porrations 6 to permit ventilation to facilitate dry- 50 tion gripped to form a ringlet curl as above reing of the hair between the jaws.

ferred to. Other objects, advantages, and fea- In the form according to Figs. 1-3 inclusive the tures of the invention are in part obvious and rotatable jaws ill and I l are appropriately carin part specifically pointed out hereinafter. ried by a pair of similar but opposing extensions The invention accordingly comprises features l1 and It of a handle or support generally desig- 55 nated I9 which comprises a pair of pivotally interconnected components or arms 20 and 2|. More particularly, component 20 includes a pair of upstanding perforated spaced ears 22 closely but movably straddling a pair of perforated ears 23 depending from component 2|.

A fulcrum pin 24 is passed through alined perforations of the upstanding and depending ears 22 and 23 and the ends of the pin are appropriately upset to provide relatively large terminals 25 to prevent transverse bodily displacement of pin 24 relative to its pivotally carried components 20 and 2| each of which comprises a rearwardly disposed manipulating portion 26 having an inwardly extending lip 21.

Manipulating portions 26 of the components are transversely curved to define a housing for retaining arms 28 of a U shaped spring 29 having its crown portion abutting fulcrum pin 24. Arms 28 of the spring normally urge manipulating portions 26 outwardly to permit the undulating central portions of the rotatable jaws to be held in contact when no hair is between the jaws.

By moving the manipulatable portions 26 towards each other, the components of the handle pivot relative to the fulcrum pin and hence the rotatable jaws I and H are separated to permit the insertion of the hair between the jaws. In this'connection', it will be appreciated that each of the extensions l1 and [8 of the components rotatably sustain a companion jaw by a suitable ferrule or rivet 30, the latter having its ends suitably upset to appropriately retain its rotatable jaw and to prevent lateral displacement thereof.

With the jaws separated, a portion of the hair is first interposed between the adjacent undulating portions thereof and pressure is removed from the manipulatable portions 26. Hence jaws l0 and ll move towards each other or close. Accordingly the hair between the undulating portions of the jaws is gripped and locked. Now by turning both of the jaws I0 and II upon the application of finger pressure along the circumferential edges thereof, the remaining portion of the hair is wound about the gripped part of the hair locked between the undulating portions, thus forming therefore a plurality of convolutions of progressively increasing widths and thicknesses confined between the outwardly flared channel or gap defined by the companion jaws. Having wound the hair between the jaws, pressure imparted by spring 28 against the manipulating portions 26 is also transmitted to the jaws and consequently the ringlet curl formed between the jaws is also under pressure and this pressure is maintained until the operator moves manipulating portion 26 towards one another thereby separating the jaws, permitting removal of the ringlet curl which takes the form along the lines illustrated in Fig, 6.

In the form according to Figs. 4 and 5, the handle or support 3| takes the form of an irregularly shaped hair pin loop which is of spring material having a width greater than its thickness, the arms or extensions 32 of the spring 3| serving to rotatably carry jaws I0 and H of the type disclosed in connection with the earlier views, by means of a rivet or ferrule 33. The crown portion 34 of spring 31 is so shaped as to urge its resilient arms 32 towards each other and consequently hold jaws l0 and II in contact or closed when no hair is interposed therebetween. Where, however, the jaws are manually separated, against the resiliency of the extensions 32, haid may be interposed between the undulating portions of the jaws, and subsequently, manual pressure is removed and the jaws automatically travel towards each other, thus gripping and locking the hair after which the jaws are rotated relative to the spring 3| thus providing a plurality of convolutions of hair wound about the gripped portion between the undulating portions of the jaws. In other aspects, the form illustrated in Figs. 4 and is identical to the construction of Figs. 1-3 inclusive.

While the invention has been described in detail and reference has been made to specific applications thereof, it is to be understood that the invention herein disclosed is not limited to such specific applications and it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. 7

I claim:-

1. In a ringlet hair curler, the combination of, a handle comprising spaced extensions, and rotatable and separable jaws carried by said extensions for gripping a portion of the hair to be coiled therebetween and about said gripped portion.

2. In a ringlet hair curler, the combination of,

a handle having spaced extensions, a pair of jaws rotatably carried by said extensions, said jaws having undulating central portions for initially gripping a portion of hair to be coiled therebetween, said jaws having substantially convex facing surfaces defining a channel having;

progressively increasing widths beyond said undulating portions and in a direction towards peripheral edges of said jaws.

3. In a ringlet curler, the combination of, a handle having spaced extensions, a pair of jaws rotatably carried by said extensions, said jaws having irregular inner central portions for initially gripping a portion of hair to be coiled between said jaws, said jaws defining a channel having progressively increasing widths away from;

said irregular portions and towards peripheral" edges of said jaws, said channel receiving successive convolutions of hair coiled about said gripped portion of said hair upon rotation of said jaws relative to said handle.

4. In a ringlet hair curler, the combination of, a handle having spaced extensions, 21. pair of separable hair gripping and clamping jaws rotatably carried by said extensions, said jaws having central portions for gripping a portion of hair to be coiled between said jaws about said central portions and spring means for urging said central portions towards each other and for urging the remaining portions of said jaws towards the hair wound about said central portions.

5. In a ringlet hair curler, the combination of, a handle comprising pivotally interconnected components having spaced extensions and oppositely disposed manipulating portions, a pair of separable jaws rotatably carried by said ex tensions, and spring means cooperating with said" manipulating portions for holding said jaws closed.

6. In a ringlet hair curler, the combination of, a handle comprising pivotally interconnected;

components having spaced extensions and 0ppositely arranged manipulating portions, a pair of jaws defining an outwardly flared annular channel means rotatably supporting said jaws on said extensions, and centrally arranged ir regular faces, and spring means cooperating with said manipulating portions for holding said central irregular faces in contact.

7. In a ringlet curler, the combination of, a handle comprising pivotally interconnected components having spaced extensions and oppositely arranged manipulating portions, a pair of jaws rotatably connected to said extensions, said jaws being inwardly curved and having inner substantially convex surfaces facing each other, said jaws each having a ribbed central portion, and spring means cooperating with said manipulating portions for holding the ribbed portions of said jaws in contact in the closed position of the latter.

8. The ringlet curler according to claim 7 characterized in that said manipulating portions may be brought towards each other against the resistance of said spring means for separating said jaws to permit insertion of hair between said central ribbed portions.

9. The ringlet curler according to claim 7 characterized further in that said manipulating portions may be brought towards each other against the resistance of said spring means for diverging said jaws to permit the insertion of hair between said central ribbed portions, and said central portions upon release of said manual pressure from the manipulating portions automatically approaching each other to clamp the hair inserted therebetween.

10. The ringlet curler according to claim 7 further characterized in that said manipulating portions may be brought towards each other against the resistance of said spring means for diverging said jaws to permit the insertion of hair between said central ribbed portions, and said central portions upon release of said manual pressure from the manipulating portions automatically approaching each other to clamp the hair inserted therebetween, said jaws upon rotation thereof relative to said extensions coiling the hair about said gripped portions whereby several successive convolutions of hair may be formed between said jaws and retained by the latter.

11. In a ringlet hair curler, the combination of, a spring having spaced extensions, a hair gripping jaw rotatably carried by each of said extensions, said spring normally urging said jaws towards and against each other, said extensions constituting means adapted to be diverged to separate said jaws.

12. In a ringlet hair curler, the combination of, a support having a pair of extensions and opposed manipulating portions, spring means cooperating with said manipulating portions to prevent diverging of said extensions, a pair of inwardly curved and facing jaws rotatably carried by said extensions and comprising central portions adapted to grip a portion of hair interposed between said jaws, said jaws having diverging portions adapted to compress the hair wound about said gripped portion of hair during rotation of said jaws relative to said extensions or subsequent to said rotation preparatory to diverging of said extensions for separating said jaws.

13. In a ringlet hair curler, the combination of, a pair of perforated and separable jaws defining a flared channel having surfaces for initially clamping a portion of hair to be wound therebetween, means for rotatably supporting said jaws, said jaws upon rotation thereof relative to said supporting means adapted to coil hair about said gripped portion of hair to form a plurality of contiguous and successive convolutions in said channel about said gripped portion.

14. In a ringlet hair curl-er, the combination of, supporting means comprising spaced extensions, jaws rotatably secured to said extensions and having facing surfaces, and means cooperating to hold the central portions of said faces in contact, said central portions constituting means for initially gripping a portion of hair interposed between said jaws, the remaining portions of said inner faces defining a channel adapted to receive remaining portions of said hair coiled therein during rotation of said jaws relative to said extensions.

15. In a ringlet hair curler, the combination of, supporting means comprising spaced extensions, jaws pivotally secured to said extensions and having facing surfaces defining an annular channel, means normally holding the central portions of said surfaces substantially in contact, said jaws upon separation thereof permitting the insertion of hair therebetween, said central portions constituting means for initially gripping a portion of the inserted hair, said jaws upon rotation thereof relative to said extensions adapted to wind remaining portions of hair about said gripped portions and within said channel.

16. In a ringlet hair curler, the combination of, supporting means comprising spaced extensions, jaws rotatably secured to said extensions and having facing surfaces defining an annular channel, spring means normally holding the central portions of said surfaces substantially in contact, said channel increasing in width from said central portions towards the outer edges of said jaws, said jaws upon separation thereof against the resistance of said spring means permitting the insertion of hair therebetween, said central portions constituting means for initially gripping a portion of the inserted hair pursuant to release of energy of said spring means, said jaws upon rotation thereof relative to said extensions adapted to coil remaining portions of hair about said gripped portions to provide within said channel a plurality of convolutions of hair gripped by said surfaces constituting said channel.

NATHAN L. SOLOMON. 

